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Blowing Bubbles Monthly Exclusive: Pele on his love for Bobby Moore and joining West Ham

Legendary three-time World Cup winner Pele has teased West Ham fans with the thought that he could have teamed up alongside close friend and adversary Bobby Moore in claret and blue.

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Pele resisted the advances of Europe’s finest clubs in the 1960s and 70s to stay with his beloved Santos, before a stint with New York Cosmos, and in an exclusive interview with Blowing Bubbles he spoke of his close relationship with Moore.

“I never wanted to leave Brazil – but I loved Bobby,” he said. “He was a great player, a talented player and I kept telling people ‘look at this guy, he’s like a Brazilian’ – good ball control, great dribbling ability. He was a very nice guy, a fair player and I always compare him with the likes of Beckenbauer and Cruyff.”

Moore and Pele, famously pictured swapping shirts after the England v Brazil game at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, did play together in America in the 1970s, and then again in legendary all-star football film Escape to Victory.

To find our more about this, as well as Pele’s views on Cristiano Ronaldo, his enduring love affair with the World Cup – and winning it three times – as well as all the latest news, views and discussions around West Ham, read the “latest edition of Blowing Bubbles”:http://www.blowing-bubbles.co.uk/read-our-latest-issue.html

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